Urban population, female in Myanmar
Myanmar: Urban population, female was 17.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Myanmar, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 17.5% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Myanmar peaked at 17.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1980.
Myanmar ranks 152nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.2% | — |
| 1985 | 12.3% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 12.5% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 13.0% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 13.7% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 12.5% | 13.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 13.7% | 14.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 16.1% | 17.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More gender data for Myanmar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,934 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5781 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 421,278 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 445,429 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 422,232 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 446,146 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 423,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 448,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 425,604 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 450,439 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Myanmar?
- Urban population, female in Myanmar was 17.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1980.
- How does Myanmar rank for urban population, female?
- Myanmar ranks 152nd out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.